Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, uno de los mas importantes representantes del Expresionismo pictórico es el artista que retratamos este sábado.

Nacido en 1880 en Aschaffenburg/Alemania, murió en el año 1938 en Suiza por suicidio dada su precaria salud mental, que le venia acondicionando la vida desde que de joven fue reclutado para la primera guerra mundial. En el año de su suicidio ademas habían tomado el poder los nacionalsocialistas destruyendo una importante parte de su obra de juventud.

En 1905 con solo 25 años de edad fundó con 4 compañeros el famoso grupo expresionista alemán Die Brücke ( el Puente) un estilo que cambio radicalmente la forma de concebir el arte. El protagonista indiscutible el color, casi siempre primario o con pocos matices, las formas planas y una negligencia intencionada para los volumenes y la perspectiva. Lo caracterizan también pinceladas amplias, lineas gruesas y - como valor mas importante - la espontaneidad y rapidez en ejecutar la obra.

Para conocer mas sobre este innovador artista, busca con su nombre en Internet.

La semana pasada presentamos a la artista textil británica Sophie Standing.

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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, one of the most important representatives of the pictorial expressionism is the artist that we portray this Saturday.

Born in 1880 in Aschaffenburg / Germany, he died in 1938 in Switzerland due to suicide, given his precarious mental health, which had been conditioning his life since at a young age he was recruited for World War I. In the year of his suicide the National Socialists had taken power, destroying an important part of the work of his youth.

In 1905, when he was only 25 years old, he founded the famous German Expressionist group Die Brücke (the Bridge) with 4 companions, a style which radically changed the way of conceiving art. The undisputed protagonist the color, almost always primary or with few nuances, the flat shapes and an intentional negligence for the volumes and perspective. It is also characterized by broad brushstrokes, thick lines and - as a most important value - the spontaneity and speed in executing the work.

To learn more about this innovative artist, search with his name on the Internet.

Last week we presented the British textile artist Sophie Standing.

English is not my mother language, please excuse little faults.